NGC 3372 - Great Nebula in Carina

[CoolhandJo]

I have been wanting to image this target for a while now.

Pretty happy with it.

Its Ha:L:R:G:B 16:40:40:40:40, over two nights

Pretty good conditions (Temp low(ish) and seeing pretty good)

Taken with DSI III Pro with ED80

Hi Res version here
http://i594.photobucket.com/albums/tt21/coolhandjo/Eta-Carina-SGL-1.jpg

Comments welcomed

Thanks for viewing

[multiweb]

Beautiful shot Paul. The keyhole really pops-up. Top work. :thumbsup:

[CoolhandJo]

Thanks Marc. Yes, I am happy with the core. I did find that this Nebula is easily affected by mount error compared to other nebulas.

Attached a crop showing the best I can get with my mount on the core.

[CoolhandJo]

It seems our Northern Hemisphere friends really like the Eta Carina. It makes you realise how Luck we are to be able to target this.

The image got Post of the week on SGL

http://stargazerslounge.com/picture-week-competitions/102025-picture-week-18-04-10-a.html#post1418346

[multiweb]

Well done! Whoohoo! Go Paul!
:cool::cool::cool::cool::cool:

[telecasterguru]

Paul,

Fabulous image.

Frank

[duncan]

Paul,
Fabulous image! Nice and sharp.
Cheers:thumbsup: